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  • Use of Syndromic Data to Determine Oral Health Visit Burden on Emergency Departments

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    Concern over oral health-related ED visits stems from the increasing number of unemployed and uninsured, the cost burden of these visits, and the unavailability of indicated dental care in EDs [1]. Of particular interest to NC state public health… read more
    … Calculations were sought in terms of the Medicaid-covered visit rate relative to the Medicaid-eligible population by … Calculations were sought in terms of the Medicaid-covered visit rate relative to the Medicaid-eligible population by … Use of Syndromic Data to Determine Oral Health Visit Burden on Emergency Departments …
  • Time of Arrival Analysis in NC DETECT to Find Clusters of Interest from Unclassified Patient Visit Records

    Content Type: Abstract

    TOA identifies clusters of patients arriving to a hospital ED within a short temporal interval. Past implementations have been restricted to records of patients with a specific type of complaint. The Florida Department of Health uses TOA at the… read more
    … to Find Clusters of Interest from Unclassified Patient Visit Records …
  • Comparison of Aberration Detection Algorithms for Biosurveillance Systems

    Content Type: Abstract

    Use of robust and broadly applicable statistical alerting methods is essential for a public health Biosurveillance system. We compared several algorithms related to the Early Aberration Reporting System C2 (adaptive control chart) method for… read more
    … daily volume of facility visits. Adjustment for the total visit volume allows monitoring of surrogate rates instead of … and the use of real data with both syndromic and total visit counts enables this adjustment. Objective We compared … daily volume of facility visits. Adjustment for the total visit volume allows monitoring of surrogate rates instead of …
  • Increase in Pneumonia Cases as an Early Indicator of Severe and Pandemic Influenza Outbreak

    Content Type: Abstract

    Objective To enable the early detection of pandemic influenza, we have designed a system to differentiate between severe and mild influenza outbreaks. Historic information about previous pandemics suggested the evaluation of two… read more
    … and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a … and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a … and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a …
  • Finding Time-of-Arrival Clusters of Exposure-Related Visits to Emergency Departments in Contiguous Hospital Groups

    Content Type: Abstract

    Time-of-arrival (TOA) surveillance methodology consists of identifying clusters of patients arriving to a hospital emergency department (ED) with similar complaints within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently… read more
    … within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently conducted by the Florida Department … within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently conducted by the Florida Department … types of exposures. For each hospital, time series of visit counts from 1 hour cells, based on patient …
  • Analytic Fusion of ESSENCE Clinical Evidence Sources for Routine Decision Support

    Content Type: Abstract

    Block 3 of the US Military Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) system affords routine access to multiple sources of data. These include administrative clinical encounter records in the… read more
    … and others. CAPER records include a free-text Reason for Visit field, analogous to chief complaint text in civilian … and others. CAPER records include a free-text Reason for Visit field, analogous to chief complaint text in civilian … and others. CAPER records include a free-text Reason for Visit field, analogous to chief complaint text in civilian …
  • Analytic Biosurveillance Methods for Resource-Limited Settings

    Content Type: Abstract

    Biosurveillance in resource-limited settings is essential because of both enhanced risk of diseases rarely seen elsewhere (e.g. cholera) and pandemic threats (e.g. avian influenza). However, access to care and laboratory test capability are… read more
    … has the added complication that day-of-week clinical visit patterns differ widely, (e.g. clinic closure on … has the added complication that day-of-week clinical visit patterns differ widely, (e.g. clinic closure on …
  • Tuning a Chief Complaint Text Parser for Use in DoD ESSENCE

    Content Type: Abstract

    An expanded ambulatory health record, the Comprehensive Ambulatory Patient Encounter Record (CAPER) will provide multiple types of data for use in DoD ESSENCE. A new type of data not previously available is the Reason for Visit (ROV), a free-text… read more
    … type of data not previously available is the Reason for Visit (ROV), a free-text field analogous to the Chief … type of data not previously available is the reason for visit (ROV), a free- text field analogous to the CC. Intake … type of data not previously available is the Reason for Visit (ROV), a free-text field analogous to the Chief …